Roberto Carlos Ortiz Maymi (born December 16, 1984) is a Puerto Rican

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. He made his debut on May 14, 2016, becoming the first MLB umpire since

Delfin Colon Delfin F. Colon (born August 22, 1969) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. Colon served as an alternate umpire for the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He umpired his first MLB game on July 28, 2008, and his last on Septem ...

to have been born in

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. He wears number 40, which was most recently worn by former umpire

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. During the 2016 season, Ortiz umpired eight games (two as the home plate umpire), and during 2017 he umpired 66 games (14 behind the plate).

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